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Cube vs CherryUSB
Cube has 21,147 GitHub stars, 2,179 forks, 1,185 open issues and last shipped yesterday. CherryUSB has 2,067 stars, 459 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Cube leads on adoption by 923% (21,147 vs 2,067 stars). Cube is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; CherryUSB is written in C under Apache-2.0. Cube has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, CherryUSB 22%. Cube was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Cube | CherryUSB | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 2.1K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Rust | C |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 459 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Cube if
- You weight community size — 21K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick CherryUSB if
- You want the CherryUSB feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and CherryUSB fits your workflow better
About Cube
Website • Docs • Examples • Blog • Slack • X Cube Core is the open source semantic layer. Define metrics, dimensions, joins, and access rules once in code, then expose them through SQL, REST, and GraphQL APIs to anything downstream — BI tools, custom applications, or AI agents. Cube Core is headless: it doesn't ship a UI, so you can build the analytics experience that fits your product. Cube Core works with all SQL data sources, including cloud data warehouses like Snowflake, Databricks, and BigQuery; query engines like Presto and Amazon Athena; and application databases like Postgres. It has a built in…
About CherryUSB
English 简体中文 CherryUSB CherryUSB is a tiny and beautiful, high performance and portable USB host and device stack for embedded system with USB IP. Why choose CherryUSB Easy to Learn USB To facilitate user learning of USB fundamentals, enumeration, driver loading, and IP drivers, the written code has the following advantages: Streamlined code with simple logic and no complex C language syntax Tree structured programming with progressive code layers Templated and simplified Class drivers and porting drivers Clear API categorization (Device: initialization, class registration, command callbacks, data transmission…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cube or CherryUSB more popular?
Cube has 21,147 GitHub stars and CherryUSB has 2,067. Cube has the larger community by that measure.
Are Cube and CherryUSB free?
Both are open source. Cube has no licence declared in this registry, and CherryUSB is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Cube and CherryUSB?
Cube is written in Rust and CherryUSB in C. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Cube or CherryUSB?
Choose Cube if you want the larger community (21,147 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose CherryUSB if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.